John Akomfrah

[MoTaz @motazazaiza9]

You are all useless
Without shame watching us getting killed one by one
Will wait my turn to be killed by Israel
And believe me you are gonna do nothing

[Chimurenga @Chimurenga_SA]

Sarah Maldoror on set for 'The Battle of Algiers' with Pontecorvo and crew. She was the first person to record Art Ensemble of Chicago - for the soundtrack her short 'Monangambeee'. Listen here: https://t.co/pkeqi5wy0E

[John Akomfrah @JAkomfrah]

Honoured to join with the Hirshhorn to make Yoko Ono’s Wish Tree For Washington DC. In Yoko’s words “Make a wish. Write it down in a piece of paper.... Ask your friends to do the same. Keep wishing.” @hirshhorn #hirshhorn #wishtreedc #yokoono #ContemporaryArt

[Photoworks @photoworks_uk]

We are looking to enable a mid-career artist to create new work through a £15,000 grant, available now! Learn more here and see if this is an opportunity for you in 2021-2022: https://t.co/QP9xTM2kip

[Runnymede Trust @RunnymedeTrust]

Black and ethnic minority groups are bearing the brunt of #COVIDー19. BME ppl are not only over-represented in #keyworker jobs e.g. TfL, delivery, frontline NHS jobs etc they are also among the poorest socio-economic groups, living in overcrowded & multi-generational households.

[Gary Younge @garyyounge]

"The institution that we value the most has been sustained by people whom we value the least." With the high proportion of immigrant & non-white health workers dying & current immigration plans, this is sadly more relevant than when it was written. https://t.co/D6n7v2tV5n

[Diverse Histories + @Diversehistory2]

Film - The Last Angel of History

2 June

Ikon Gallery
Birmingham
B1 2HS.

1995 Sci-fi documentary about Africa, history and memory.

John Akomfrah (Dir) & Lina Gopaul (producer)

@JAkomfrah
@GopaulLina

https://t.co/OpgF7fmZeY

#film #documentary
@ikongallery

[John Akomfrah @JAkomfrah]

Heartbreaking news. RIP Okwui Enwezor. We owe a great debt for all that you brought us. Thank you, brother 🙏🏾

[John Akomfrah @JAkomfrah]

@caitlinmoran Fabulous , Caitlin .Thank you .

[John Akomfrah @JAkomfrah]

Thank you to @Apollo_magazine, @SmokingDog and @Lisson_Gallery for a wonderful evening. It has been a fantastic year. https://t.co/1yTKFpKNZa #videoart #artistfilm #smokingdogsfilms #apollomagazine

[John Akomfrah @JAkomfrah]

@octavio_zaya And so say all of us

[John Akomfrah @JAkomfrah]

Censorship, Not the Painting, Must Go: On Dana Schutz’s Image of Emmett Till https://t.co/F6j4HoTkcF

[John Akomfrah @JAkomfrah]

Heart goes out to Leila and the rest of the family .Since 1977 , when i walked into Race Today offices , D. has been in my life . RIP

[John Akomfrah @JAkomfrah]

Sad day

BBC News - Civil rights activist Darcus Howe dies aged 74 https://t.co/3HYWeSmc89

[John Akomfrah @JAkomfrah]

Women are weaker & less intelligent" ?! Let’s kick this sexist hater MEP out of EU Parliament! #womensday Sign here https://t.co/syMADHUNFK

[John Akomfrah @JAkomfrah]

Great man .RIP https://t.co/RcLCtb0RXi

[Africa Is a Country @africasacountry]

Zygmunt Bauman has passed away. In this piece on Europe, nativism and refugees, Didi Ogude draws on his work https://t.co/57mSj04tkS

[John Akomfrah @JAkomfrah]

I just contributed to NTARABANA on KissKissBankBank https://t.co/9jQ07LUCt3 #crowdfunding via @kissbankers

[John Akomfrah @JAkomfrah]

#Uber, stop driving down workers' rights. Give drivers either employment security or real self-employed freedoms: https://t.co/45H6RBgYyP

[John Akomfrah @JAkomfrah]

.@David_Cameron stand with climate vulnerable countries for us all- announce support for 100% clean & 1.5D limit

[John Akomfrah @JAkomfrah]

Stay strong against Philip Morris's bullying, Uruguay! Thanks for defending the world's health laws @SCpresidenciauy cc: @PMI_PressOffice